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Gizmo: The Tenth Intelligence?

GeekMom Blog — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Lilianna's multiple intelligences.

Many people (especially teachers) are aware of the multiple intelligence theory developed by Howard Gardner: there are eight basic ways people learn, and a ninth is subject to debate.

Verbal/Linguistic
Mathematical/Logical
Visual/Spatial
Musical/Rhythmic
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Naturalist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
(Existential)

Now, this post isn’t about the multiple intelligence theory per se, rather I’m wondering if there is a tenth intelligence that has to do with technology, computers, button-pushing. Let’s call it Gizmo, and let’s just say that my children don’t have it.

I’ve been trying to figure out how technology fits in with the intelligences. Looking briefly online for some information, I read a lot on how technology can help teachers use multiple intelligences to teach their students. But what about students that are bad at technology?

Read the rest of Rebecca’s post over at GeekMom.

The Case of the Overall Underachiever

armin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:19:43 +0000

Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I have become very concerned about our 11-year old son. He’s a perpetual underachiever in almost everything, from school to the ball field. We know that he can do better – he's smart as a whip! How can we encourage him to do better? A: We all want our [...]

Exploring The Seven Different Intelligences

GeekMom Blog — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:15:09 +0000

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When I do school visits, one of the things kids seem most fascinated by is when I tell them there is more than one kind of smart. They are surprised to learn that there are, in fact, at least seven different intelligences and that not all of them are measured by the grades on their report card or how well they perform on standardized tests. It is heartwarming (and heartbreaking) to see the looks of profound relief on their young faces when I explain to them that whatever kind of smart they are, it can help them be a better writer. These seven different kinds of smart are:

Word Smart (linguistic intelligence)
Math Smart (numerical/reasoning/logic intelligence)
Physically smart (kinesthetic intelligence)
Music Smart (musical intelligence)
People Smart (interpersonal intelligence)
Self Smart (intrapersonal intelligence)
Visually Smart (Spatial intelligence)

But kids aren’t the only ones relieved to hear of these different forms of intelligences. For any parent of a kid who’s struggled in school, learning of the seven different intelligences can be like stumbling upon a life raft.

[Read the rest of the article by R. L. LaFevers over at at GeekMom!]

The Journey Begins

Devon White — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:30:32 +0000

Today’s post is really a beginning. I’m a neurohacker at heart and by profession. I design behavioral software. That means I create media designed to “install” beliefs and behaviors into people just like you would install a new app onto your computer. I enjoy it. I’m good at it. And I believe that one day soon it will change the world in wonderful ways.

However, what’s most important to me is that I use what I know to raise Miles, my little boy, into someone who is happy and healthy. Someone who has meaning and purpose to his life. Who knows that freedom is everything and all the rest is love.

Because I’ve spent so much of my time helping others learn to be ‘at their best’ I am particularly aware of how new information gets encoded into our minds and our behaviors.

Which brings me to my son and this post.

After nearly seven years of raising him against the cultural grain, I’ve decided that I want to start sharing the adventure. I know there is a growing number of intentional and intelligent parents that want more than what’s obvious. So do I. And, since there are no channels offering the kind of parenting I want to see, I figured I’d create my own.

This is the beginning of a journey. I hope you enjoy it. And I hope you participate. Everything is better with friends.

Here’s to raising children that become adults still vibrant with wonder and awe.

Big Love,

Devon

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What Do You Want – The Most Important Question When Brainwashing Your Children

Devon White — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:07:14 +0000

Remember Patty Hearst? She was a socialite heiress, captured by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and rapidly brainwashed into becoming a bank robber. What was rarely, if ever, mentioned, is that the techniques used to affect that radical transformation began with her captors establishing themselves in parental roles.

The most important question any of us can ask ourselves is this: Who are we brainwashing our children to become? Because whether you’re doing it on purpose or not, you’re doing it.

So…what do you want for your kids?

Devon White is a professional neurohacker and the lead developer of the Human Operating System. He coaches highly successful achievers who can’t afford to not be ‘at their best’. He is passionate about raising well-formed children, ensuring that the light of curiosity and wonder is not snuffed from their lives by adulthood. He resides in Nyack, NY with his son, Miles.

You can read Devon’s regular posts at his blog.

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